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Rosie O\u2019Donnell<\/strong> is no stranger to star power. Her talk show, The Rosie O’Donnell Show<\/em>, included appearances from celebrities like Madonna<\/a><\/strong>, George Clooney<\/a><\/strong>, C\u00e9line<\/strong>Dion<\/strong>, and Tom<\/strong>Cruise<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n The most surprising guest O\u2019Donnell had on her show might come as another surprise.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI would say Delta<\/strong>Burke<\/strong>,\u201d she told People<\/a><\/em>in an interview. \u201cDelta Burke was so kind and so nice and so funny. And she\u2019s the only person in the history of the show who said to me, \u2018What are you doing tonight for dinner?\u2019 And I said, \u2018It\u2019s just me and my kid. We\u2019re going to probably order in Chinese food.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Burke became a breakout star from the sitcom<\/a>Designing Women<\/em>. She appeared on the talk show in 1996. O\u2019Donnell remembered how kind the actress was.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s like, \u2018Could I come over? I have nothing to do,\u2019\u201d she recalled. \u201cAnd so, Delta Burke and I hung out with my kid, eating Chinese food from Ollie\u2019s in New York. And I just thought that was so unbelievable that she was so gregarious and connected and sweet. And it was just a calm, loving night at home.\u201d<\/p>\n The 64-year-old comedian was the host of The Rosie O\u2019Donnell Show<\/em>, which aired from 1996 to 2002. The series won five Daytime Emmy Awards<\/a> for Outstanding Talk Show during its run.\u00a0<\/p>\n She recalled Barbra<\/strong>Streisand<\/strong> and Martin<\/strong>Short<\/strong> as other memorable guests. O\u2019Donnell admitted she is a huge fan of Streisand and called her \u201cthe biggest star of my life.\u201d While Short was the \u201cbest guest.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe best guest is Martin Short. Because all you have to do to Martin Short is to say, \u2018Hi, Marty\u2019 and then he\u2019ll make you die laughing. He\u2019s one of the nicest guys in showbiz too,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n O\u2019Donnell has returned to New York after moving to Ireland in 2025 for a new one-woman show, Common Knowledge. The Off-Broadway performance shares the story of the family she grew up with in Commack, Long Island, and her time raising five kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n This story was originally published by <\/em>Parade<\/a><\/em> on Jul 25, 2026, where it first appeared in the <\/em>Celebs<\/a><\/em> section. Add Parade as a <\/em>Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rosie O\u2019Donnell is no stranger to star power. 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